Speakers
Speakers and workshop leaders will share tales from their recent expeditions, while Society staff will be available to provide personalised advice and guidance on your own future field projects and expeditions.
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Leonidas Romanos Davranoglou
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow.
Ricardo Rocha
Ricardo is an ecologist and explorer who is an Associate Professor in Conservation Science at Oxford University. His work is rooted in ecological theory and involves biodiversity surveys across large-scale experiments, real world working landscapes and island ecosystems.
Susannah Cass
Susannah is a part-time Associate Lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Science at the Open University; and a rowing coach, expedition leader, theatre manager and education researcher.
Scott Pallett
Scott is an expedition doctor with a specialist interest in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology.
Lucy Shepherd
Lucy is a British explorer. From mountain ranges to tropical rainforests, to the Arctic tundra, she is plotting a thrilling, inimitable path for herself.
Jimmy McSparron
Jimmy is an experienced expedition leader with a passion for indigenous cultures. He has spent years living in the Peruvian amazon, supporting multiple filming, fieldwork and expedition projects and understands the jungle from both an outside and local perspective. Currently a high-risk professional in the film and TV sector.
James Dyer
James is an adventurer, expedition leader, safety advisor and outdoor education practitioner who has participated in and led expeditions all over the globe.
Holly O'Donnell
Holly is a conservation biologist with a passion for remote places and understudied species.
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